[Flaring Afro]

Im going back to college and I want to bring my home theater system with me. Only problem is I want to bring the sub, but i'm worried about people complaining. It'll be pointed toward the wall where I know the guy who will be always living with his gf so thats not a problem and im on the top floor so the people below me is all I have to worry about.


Anyways, obviously I cant modify my dorm's floor so I'm looking at padding the sub somehow. I have extra insulation styrofoam and carpeting in my garage, so i was thinking of double sided taping the foam to the sub, then gluing the carpet upside down to the foam. Do you guys think this will work well, or is there any other material I could use that would gain much better results? Thanks for the help.

 

[House72]

Look into getting a subdue isolation pad.. They make them in all different sizes.. There is a thread dedicated to Auralex subdue pads.. I have one and love it..

 

[Kal Rubinson]

SubDude, please.

 

[Flaring Afro]

hmm i had seen that mentioned but was hoping on saving $50 on an ugly do-it-yourself.... i might just go ahead and try to make something and worse comes to worse i get a sound warning and THEN i'll buy this. Im too cheap lol.

 

[House72]



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Originally Posted by Kal Rubinson /forum/post/16871885


SubDude, please.

Sorry, I forgot the d.

SubDude..

 

[ccotenj]

a subdude will help your sub not transfer vibration to the floor, but it's highly unlikely it will stop bass from getting through the floor...

 

[Flaring Afro]

I realize airborne bass will go through, but it IS a dorm so everyone expects a little noise, just not a 125 watt subwoofer lol.


This is my sub.

Is there any way I could turn it on its back facing either the slot or the speaker side up under my bed to minimize the amount of waves moving down?

 

[ccotenj]

if it was only that easy to get bass to "go where you want it to go"....


nope. sorry...

 

[Easyaspie]



Quote:
Originally Posted by Flaring Afro /forum/post/16872463


I realize airborne bass will go through, but it IS a dorm so everyone expects a little noise, just not a 125 watt subwoofer lol.


This is my sub.

Is there any way I could turn it on its back facing either the slot or the speaker side up under my bed to minimize the amount of waves moving down?

Honestly, if you use a SubDude or something similar, you probably won't have too many issues with that sub. A dormitory is built differently than your average house and there is probably a fair amount of space between floors. They have to have room for sprinkler lines and other infrastructure between levels.

 

[sivadselim]



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Originally Posted by Easyaspie /forum/post/16875391


A dormitory is built differently than your average house and there is probably a fair amount of space between floors. They have to have room for sprinkler lines and other infrastructure between levels.

Yeah, if it's like most dorms, you're probably going to have more issues side to side and with the folks across the hall than with the folks above and below you. The floors in dorms are rock solid.